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1819 – 1877Gustave CourbetRealism · FranceGustave Courbet (June 10, 1819 – December 31, 1877) was a French Realist painter who rejected academic idealism in favour of ordinary subjects painted with unflinching directness. He was a key figure in the Paris Commune of 1871.